With no cell phone signal, how do you find your significant other?

[wrxrob]

If something happens and you get separated from your significant other on the ship, how do you find each other, besides looking in the obvious places?

 

I'm wondering if the ships allow you to bring a little "walkie talkie" style 2-way radio to find each other.

[paul929207]

Why no cell signal. Service is available on most ships. It is not cheap, but it is available.

 

You can bring walkie talkies, some ships even rent them.

 

Why not just agree on a meeting place if you get separated.

[cb at sea]

The ship (and the areas that you're likely to be in) isn't THAT big! You'll find each other eventually! (Most of the ship is cabin space...you will NOT need to be in those hallways!!!)

Make tentative plans.....for instance....I'll be at the pool from 10am to 3pm....if I'm not there, check the room, then the casino.....Hubby will be at the casino until the spa appointment at 2....

Let's meet in the buffet for lunch at 1...

 

See...it's not so hard!

[sjcruiser]

With family, friends, cabinmates, etc., we usually know where everyones going/what they want to do or see, so everyone keeps a copy of the cruise daily paper/itinerary, to make it easier. We usually have a place or time to meet up after the specific activity(s) over.

[Marie51]

Just remember.......people were able to find each other back in the days when there were no cell phones.

[wrp96]

If all else fails, my cruise roomie and I leave post it notes for each other in addition to voice mails on the cabin phones.

[mapsmith]

My better half always finds me, so I have to try harder. :)

[bucky7680]

When they start selling tools on the ship then I might go to the stores.

Before we separate we set up a time and place to meet.

 

Usually it's a bar.;)

[jinxgirl]

I cruised last winter with a big friendly group of people, but we were not all, as they say, joined at the hip. We'd all do our own thing during the day, and sometimes bump into each other, sometimes not. But we had a nightly tradition of meeting for sushi, drinks and sunset viewing at the "wake view" bar, on the terrace at the back of the buffet. We always knew if we showed up there at 5:30, we'd have friends to sit with and we could chat about our day and make plans together for the evening. It was my favorite part of the day!

[room010]

I usually try to do everything in my power to ensure my SO/kids CAN'T find me! :cool: They are old enough to do their own thing and so am I.

[GRAMMYTAN]

Your cabin has a phone with voice mail capability and you can call the cabin from anywhere on the ship. Post it notes are great as well. Try also to have a general idea of where each of you plan to be for the next few hours.

Most importantly make an emergency plan, just as you would at home in the event of a fire, decide on a meeting place. In the event of a ship emergency, you may or may not be able to go back to your cabin. You may be sent to an open air deck or to your muster station. Sit down ahead of time (particularly if you are traveling with young people) and decide on an area near your muster station to meet or an area on an open deck where you can meet. For example you might decide, if sent to an open air deck, we will try to meet right next to the Lido bar, or if your muster station is near the Casino, decide to meet at the Casino bar. Children in Camp Carnival will be directed as a group to the proper area to meet you.

[scottbee]

Your cabin has a phone with voice mail capability and you can call the cabin from anywhere on the ship. Post it notes are great as well. Try also to have a general idea of where each of you plan to be for the next few hours.

 

agreed; both post it notes, and the cabin voice mail work fine. FRS/GMRS radios have so many down sides, including legal ones outside of the USA.

[silverado44]

texting works

[Philob]

My better half always finds me, so I have to try harder. :)

 

Funny, mine keeps telling be to 'get lost!' :eek:

[PrincessE]

We walk. And walk. Until we find each other.

 

Typically we have a pre-arranged meet-up spot. We check in with each other at designated times.

 

We've never needed walkie-talkies. Worse case scenario, the Pursers desk will page your traveling companion.

[MandD]

If something happens and you get separated from your significant other on the ship, how do you find each other, besides looking in the obvious places?

 

Just put your arm around the waist of the prettiest girl (or if female, the handsomest man) and your SO will be standing behind you. LOL

[alicam]

If all else fails, my cruise roomie and I leave post it notes for each other in addition to voice mails on the cabin phones.

This low-tech approach is likely the best bet

[PattyG12]

I have a small white board that I put on the door to tell him if I'm going somewhere.

[GORDONCHICK]

DH is always either in the library or cabin on a sea day, so he's easy to find..... Me, on the other hand, I don't stay in one place for long.

[kitty9]

Back in the olden days, when there were no technology devices, I don't believe anyone had ever gotten lost on a ship, UNLESS they wanted to. Ships are not all that big, and seeing that there are only a few public decks, you're not going to lose your significant other for THAT long a time.

 

Some walkie talkies work on ships, but most do not, due to the superstructure of the ship. Also, you cannot take them off the ship as they are illegal in foreign countries. Plus, they can be a giant pain in the butt to fellow passengers when they're hearing the noise those things can make.

[BallFour4]

Some walkie-talkies work on ships, but most do not, due to the superstructure of the ship. Also, you cannot take them off the ship as they are illegal in foreign countries.

 

We use walkie-talkies with great success. Virtually all the radios available now are both FMRS and GMRS capable. Most are the full 5 watt in power and have coded sub-channels. The technology for these has made great strides in the past two years.

 

Understand if one of you is on deck two and the other is on deck ten at the other end of the ship the chances of success go down. We have no problem communicating from our cabin to the lido deck on all the ships we have sailed on.

 

The Conquest, Ecstasy, Freedom of the Seas, Rhapsody and Splendor all were successful trips for us using the radios to find each other after a run, shower, or one going up to a deck chair a few minutes ahead of the other.

 

The radios also have a vibrate feature, and in most public areas except the theatre and dining areas the noise from announcements, entertainment, waiters hawking drinks, etc. is far nosier than a chirp or two from a radio. Abuse of them annoys all of us, but occasional use is totally the norm on cruise ships.

 

As for the legal claims, in Caribbean the same frequency bands for GMRS exist as in the USA. The radios are for sale in the gift shop on the ship with full power, and full channel access on both bands.

 

A Google search finds that a couple of European countries use the 462 Mhz band for public service communication but not for emergency traffic. Virtually all emergency radio traffic is on the 850 Mhz bands and higher and in digital format.

 

 

Your ship also has a relay tower that is cruise line owned or leased a company that uses it as a source of profit. They are the middle man for text messages and phone calls you make aboard regardless of carrier. Remember, text messages do not go phone to phone, they use a cellular network.

We used our ATT based iPhones for texting on our most recent cruise, and the cost was around 50 cents a message at best recall. The downside is cell phone calls both incoming and outgoing were also at premium price.

 

Enjoy the trip!

 

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[chipmaster]

The old fashion way, by making pre-arranged plans like meeting at the cabin. Seriously the ship isn't that large. I've always been able to find others in my party in a short time by walk around. This cellphone things has gotten people to stop thinking logically.

 

Walkie talkies to work, have limited range but can cause lots of aggrivatation from your fellow passengers if you are constantly screaming into them or receiving screaming :D

 

If something happens and you get separated from your significant other on the ship, how do you find each other, besides looking in the obvious places?

 

I'm wondering if the ships allow you to bring a little "walkie talkie" style 2-way radio to find each other.

[schmoopie17]

Just remember.......people were able to find each other back in the days when there were no cell phones.

 

You beat me to it...

 

It's kind of like asking, "How do I cook my lunch if the microwave is broken?" or "How do I change the channel on my TV if I can't find the remote?...

[printingchick]

My significant other and I were in the very crowded Windjammer getting breakfast one morning. As I was ready to sit first, I grabbed an available table and tried to watch for him. When he was finished gathering his food, he stood looking around, trying to locate me, and the staff approached him to ask if he needed assistance. He told them he was looking for his girlfriend. They offered to help him find his girlfriend. If not, perhaps they could find him a new girlfriend.

 

Too funny.

[dustyroad]

If something happens and you get separated from your significant other on the ship, how do you find each other, besides looking in the obvious places?

 

I'm wondering if the ships allow you to bring a little "walkie talkie" style 2-way radio to find each other.

 

im not trying too be rude but not hearing the ringing of a phone is a perk for me as part of my vacation. and it is very expensive too use them. do the normal thing and set up a certain place too meet if you get seperated. yes, you can use walkie talkie's but so will others, so you will have too find a channel no else is on. dont forget too bring batteries for them. they eat them up.